from the [http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/BTO/Programs/Restoring_Active_Memory_RAM.aspx DARPA RAM website]

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The goal of RAM is to develop a fully implantable device that can electrically stimulate the brain to improve memory function. The program’s immediate focus is to deliver new treatments for those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, such as veterans returning from combat. In the long term, such therapies could help patients with a broad range of ailments, from Alzheimer’s to dementia. RAM is part of a broader portfolio of programs within DARPA that support President Obama’s [http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/brain-initiative BRAIN initiative].

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"Through the Restoring Active Memory (RAM) program, DARPA seeks to accelerate the development of technology able to address this public health challenge and help servicemembers and others overcome memory deficits by developing new neuroprosthetics to bridge gaps in the injured brain. The end goal of RAM is to develop and test a wireless, fully implantable neural-interface medical device for human clinical use, but a number of significant advances will be targeted on the way to achieving that goal."

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RAM is part of a broader portfolio of programs within DARPA that support President Obama’s [http://www.whitehouse.gov/share/brain-initiative BRAIN initiative].

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As part of the RAM project, the [http://www.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania] (including the [[Main_Page|Computational Memory Lab]], the [http://www.sas.upenn.edu School of Arts and Sciences] and the [http://www.med.upenn.edu/ Perelman School of Medicine]) is partnering with the following hospitals, institutes and universities:

As part of the RAM project, the [http://www.upenn.edu/ University of Pennsylvania] (including the [[Main_Page|Computational Memory Lab]], the [http://www.sas.upenn.edu School of Arts and Sciences] and the [http://www.med.upenn.edu/ Perelman School of Medicine]) is partnering with the following hospitals, institutes and universities:

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*[http://http://www.columbia.edu/ Columbia University]

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*[http://www.columbia.edu/ Columbia University]

*[http://dartmouth.edu/ Dartmouth College]

*[http://dartmouth.edu/ Dartmouth College]

*[http://www.emory.edu/home/index.html Emory University]

*[http://www.emory.edu/home/index.html Emory University]

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*[http://www.jefferson.edu/#health Thomas Jefferson University]

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*[http://www.jefferson.edu/ Thomas Jefferson University]

*[http://www.mayoclinic.org/ Mayo Clinic]

*[http://www.mayoclinic.org/ Mayo Clinic]

*[http://www.nih.gov/ National Institutes of Health]

*[http://www.nih.gov/ National Institutes of Health]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/ University of Texas Southwestern]

*[http://www.utsouthwestern.edu/ University of Texas Southwestern]

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*[http://www.washington.edu/ University of Washington]

*[http://www.medtronic.com/ Medtronic, Inc.]

*[http://www.medtronic.com/ Medtronic, Inc.]

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*[https://www.llnl.gov/ Lawrence Livermore National Labs]

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For more information, please visit the [http://www.darpa.mil/program/restoring-active-memory DARPA RAM website].

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== '''RAM Public Data Release''' ==

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Data from 251 subjects collected during Phase I and Phase II of the RAM project are available for download. The following data are included:

As outlined in the RAM Phase I Statement of Work, behavioral event data, ECoG recordings, and supplementary information for Phase I experiments are available for download. [[RAM_Public_Data|Click here to learn more]].

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See our press release for Phase I [https://news.upenn.edu/news/penns-restoring-active-memory-project-releases-extensive-human-brain-dataset here] for additional information.

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The goal of RAM is to develop a fully implantable device that can electrically stimulate the brain to improve memory function. The program’s immediate focus is to deliver new treatments for those who have experienced a traumatic brain injury, such as veterans returning from combat. In the long term, such therapies could help patients with a broad range of ailments, from Alzheimer’s to dementia. RAM is part of a broader portfolio of programs within DARPA that support President Obama’s BRAIN initiative.